AIDF Status Card & Grading

Please read carefully to avoid confusion in regard to the grading process for dancers and in particular around grading pairs.

In rule 19.2 it states “A dancer is entitled to be graded differently in each style and category” There seem to be a misunderstanding in how this rule is being interpreted so I have outlined below a few points of clarifications for the benefit of teachers and hope this will allow the rule to be easer understood.

Grading: Principal Teachers are responsibility for deciding at which grade a dancer is first registered and should grade dancers to match their ability and not their costume. Remember once registered, a dancer holds that grade and can only go back a single grade when they go up an age group and can never go back to beginners.

Grading is applied separately to solos and pairs e.g. a dancer can be graded an intermediate in solos and can be graded a beginner in pairs. Grading is also applied separately in Freestyle and in Hip-Hop.

The highest graded pair’s dancer dictates the pairs grading e.g. where a pair consists of one dancer with a pairs grade of beginner and one dancer with a pairs grade of starter/intermediate then the pair must dance in starter/intermediate. (Remember a life will be lost by the lower graded dancer “by being placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the final of a higher grade competition in which there are 7 or more competitors.”

The oldest dancer dictates the age group a pair dances under e.g. if the oldest dancer is 14yrs of age and the younger dancer is 13 yrs of age then the pair must dance in under 16s section.

Slowdance grades will be equivalent to the dancers freestyle grading.

Dancers wishing to change down a grade when moving up an age group must do so before they enter a competition in their new age group. Dancers wishing to change grades must return their status card to the AIDF for amending.

NOTE: Mid Season status card replacements for lost, damaged or stolen cards will incur a €7.00 administration charge €5.00 to be sent to the AIDF and €2.00 to be retained by the principal teacher for admin. This charge also applies to mid season Inter School Transfers
Special Note: This only applies to dancers already registered for that season.